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Abby Mann

Highest Rated: 100% The Detective (1968)

Lowest Rated: 43% Report to the Commissioner (1975)

Birthday: Dec 1, 1927

Birthplace: Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

This "Golden Age" TV writer has branched out to become an extremely successful producer as well. Born in Philadelphia, Mann served in the Army and attended Temple University and NYU, where he wrote several student productions. He started his career in earnest in the fertile ground of 1950s TV in New York, writing for such now-legendary showcases as "Lucky Strike Theater" (NBC), "Playhouse 90" (CBS) and "Matinee Theater" (NBC) before branching out into films.

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Highest rated movies

100% 48% The Detective
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93% 93% Judgment at Nuremberg
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92% 73% A Child Is Waiting
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63% 76% Ship of Fools
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43% 63% Report to the Commissioner
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71% King
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78% 10,000 Black Men Named George
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57% Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story
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Filmography

Movies

Credit
No Score Yet 78% 10,000 Black Men Named George Executive Producer - 2002
No Score Yet 57% Whitewash: The Clarence Brandley Story Executive Producer,
Writer
- 2002
No Score Yet 71% King Director - 1978
43% 63% Report to the Commissioner Screenwriter - 1975
100% 48% The Detective Screenwriter - 1968
63% 76% Ship of Fools Screenwriter - 1965
92% 73% A Child Is Waiting Screenwriter - 1963
93% 93% Judgment at Nuremberg Screenwriter - 1961

TV

Credit
No Score Yet No Score Yet Kojak Creator,
Executive Producer
1973-1978
No Score Yet No Score Yet King Director,
Writer
1978